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Published on February 09, 2008
NATO TO FORM KOSOVO ARMY
- NATO intents to from a Kosovo army after the breakaway province proclaims independence. "Formation of the future Kosovo army numbering a 2500 personnel can become one of NATO's functions in the Albanian-populated territory," La Libre Belgique newspaper reports. The mission will be officially requested after Kosovo announces independence. "Another side effect of Kosovo's independence will be Macedonia's bid for NATO," the edition says. Meanwhile, British SkyNews reports that Kosovo will proclaim independence February 17. "Some 100 states are ready to recognize Kosovo's independence," Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said in Pristina. The government of Kosovo has assigned 1 million euro for festivities dedicated to proclamation of independence, NEWSRU.com. Belgrade and Moscow oppose the move describing it as grave violation of UN resolution 1244, UN regulations and Helsonki Final Act.
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Armenian President Robert Kocharian ordered the law enforcement bodies to look into the causes of the fire in the RA Justice Ministry, the RA leader's press office said. Besides, the Armenian government ...KOSOVO TO PROCLAIM INDEPENDENCE FEBRUARY 17
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Today in Armenian history- 1750 Birth of Harootyoon Shmavonyan (public figure). He died in 1824.
- 1888 Birth of Koghbetlyan in Nor Nakhijevan (Rostov, Russia). He was a mathematician, geophysicist and inventor.
- 1916 Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 resolved that "the President of the United States be respectfully asked to designate a day on which the citizens of this country may give expression to their sympathy by contributing funds now being raised for the relief of the Armenians", who at the time were enduring "starvation, disease, and untold suffering".
- 1921 Proclamation on the opening of literacy courses for illiterate and semi-literate citizens.
- 1939 Birth of Yervand Terzyan in Alexandropol (Gyoomree). He later became an astronomer and a member of the International Union of Astronomy. He was a Deputy Director of the Radiophysics and Cosmic Research Department at Cornell University (USA).
- 1953 Death of "Mother" Sosseh.
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